US attacks another vessel in the Caribbean and kills people, says newspaper

The UN has already criticized the actions of the Americans and said that the attacks are extrajudicial and violate international law. Yesterday, the head of human rights at the United Nations Volker Turk called on Washington to investigate the legality of the strikes, saying they should be “law enforcement operations.” In these cases, they would be subject to international human rights regulations. “The use of lethal force has to be extremely limited. It has to be absolutely a last resort in the face of an immediate attack. And that’s not what we’re seeing.”

Even so, the Department of Justice approved the offensives yesterday and stated that the attacks are “legal measures”. “The attacks were ordered in accordance with the laws of armed conflict and, as such, are lawful orders,” a US Department of Justice spokesperson told AFP news agency.

Operations also escalate tension with Nicolás Maduro, from Venezuela. In October, the US already deployed a large warship to carry out military exercises together with the army of Trinidad and Tobago, an allied country in the Caribbean. There, the officers stayed for a week. On Tuesday, the Trump administration again sent another warship to Latin America, without specifying the exact location.

Trump is a strong critic of Maduro and has already said that his days in charge of Venezuela were coming to an end. In an interview with the same channel in early November, the Republican said it was unlikely that the US would go to war with the Latin country, but said he “believed so” that Maduro’s days as president were numbered.